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Women’s basketball national scoring leaders as of Dec. 24 (and steals)

See where Hannah Hidalgo ranks.

Notre Dame got an early Christmas present this year in freshman phenom [autotag]Hannah Hidalgo[/autotag]. She not only is the national steals leader, but she’s among the top scorers in the country. At this point, one only can imagine what her Irish legacy will be by the time she’s through in South Bend. In the meantime, here’s how she ranks among those scoring leaders and how their steals averages compare with hers:

Women’s basketball national scoring leaders as of Dec. 17 (and steals)

A certain Notre Dame player continues to impress.

[autotag]Hannah Hidalgo[/autotag] continues to shine for a Notre Dame that has won eight straight after dropping its season opener. There’s little reason to think she’ll stop anytime soon. Not only is she one of the top scorers in the country, but she still is the top leader in steals. Here’s how she ranks among scoring leaders and also their steals averages:

Women’s basketball national scoring leaders as of Dec. 10 (and steals)

Hannah Hidalgo is a special player.

[autotag]Hannah Hidalgo[/autotag] continues to be a phenomenal player for Notre Dame. She still is one of the top scorers in the country and leads everybody in steals. Let’s take a look at how she relates to those scorers. As a bonus, we’ve included how each leading scorer is at taking the ball away:

Women’s basketball national scoring leaders as of Dec. 3

See how much Hannah Hidalgo is scoring among her peers.

Here’s how Notre Dame’s [autotag]Hannah Hidalgo[/autotag] ranks among the national scoring leaders:

Despite rough patches, Notre Dame holds on against Clemson

That was ugly and close, but the outcome was desirable.

Except for the result, Notre Dame probably will want to forget its game against Clemson. The shooting left a lot to be desired, and the Tigers were a feisty group eager to snag another home victory against a ranked opponent after doing it against Virginia Tech this season. Yet somehow, the Irish hung on long enough to escape with a 57-54 victory.

The Irish (15-2, 6-1) struggled from the field all night, often missing open shots. While the Tigers (12-8, 3-5) weren’t much better, they took advantage of their opportunities more in the first half, leading by as much as nine. All signs pointed to the Irish dropping a game that a team of their stature should not. Then, they made four unanswered layups at the beginning of the third quarter to go up seven, and they mostly controlled the game from there.

Despite playing a better second half, the Irish nearly let the game get away. With [autotag]Maddy Westbeld[/autotag] at the free-throw line in the final seconds and her team up three, she only needed to make one to all but assure victory. Instead, she missed both, and Daisha Bradford got the rebound. Bradford fired a prayer at the buzzer to try and send the game to overtime, but the shot wasn’t that close, and the Irish could exhale.

Both the Irish and Tigers made only 18 field goals, but the Irish attempted eight more shots, resulting a final field-goal percentage of .353. They also shot only 4 of 17 from 3-point range and were 11 of 17 from the charity stripe. You better believe [autotag]Niele Ivey[/autotag] will emphasize shooting during the next practice.

[autotag]Olivia Miles[/autotag] was everything for the Irish once again. She had a line of 20 points, eight assists, four rebounds and four steals. Westbeld had 15 points and six boards, and [autotag]Sonia Citron[/autotag] grabbed a game-high nine boards.

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